GEF-6 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF) PROJECT TYPE: FULL-SIZED PROJECT TYPE OF TRUST FUND: GEF TRUST FUND For more information about GEF, visit TheGEF.org PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION Project Title: Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation Project in central and south Benin (Departments of Borgou and Donga) Country(ies): Benin GEF Project ID:1 9383 GEF Agency(ies): AfDB (select) (select) GEF Agency Project ID: Other Executing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment, Department of Submission Date: 23.03.2016 Climate Change Management, Reforestation, and Natural Resource and Forest Protection GEF Focal Area(s): Multi-focal Areas Project Duration (Months) 48 Integrated Approach Pilot IAP-Cities IAP-Commodities IAP-Food Security Corporate Program: SGP Name of parent program: [if applicable] Agency Fee ($) 249,587 A. INDICATIVE FOCAL AREA STRATEGY FRAMEWORK AND OTHER PROGRAM STRATEGIES2 (in $) Objectives/Programs (Focal Areas, Integrated Approach Pilot, Corporate Trust Programs) GEF Project Co- Fund Financing financing BD-1 Program 1 (select) (select) GEFTF 863,242 5,420,000 LD-2 Program 3 (select) (select) GEFTF 459,018 2,600,000 (select) CCM-2 Program 4 (select) GEFTF 429,224 2,655,000 (select) (select) SFM-1 GEFTF 437,871 2,600,000 (select) (Select) SFM-2 GEFTF 437,871 2,655,000 Total Project Cost 2,627,226 15,930,000 B. INDICATIVE PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Project Objective: To promote socially and environmentally sustainable forest management in central and south Benin by improving forest and land management to preserve forest cover, prevent biodiversity loss, and monitor carbon stocks and emissions. (in $) Finan Trust GEF Project Components cing Project Outcomes Project Outputs Co- 3 Fund Project Type financing Financing Component 1: Inv 1.1 Improvement in 1.1.1 150,000 ha of GEFTF 883,828 4,800,000 Enhancing Benin’s forest communal forests conservation of forest ecosystems in targeted included in protected ecosystems and departments, with an areas wildlife in classified increase in total area forests protected and reduced 1.1.2 Implementation pressure on high value of the management forests plans for 2 PAs (Monts Kouffé and Wari Maro forest reserves) (building on previous AfDB and WB projects) 1 Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC and to be entered by Agency in subsequent document submissions. 2 When completing Table A, refer to the excerpts on GEF 6 Results Frameworks for GETF, LDCF and SCCF. 3 Financing type can be either investment or technical assistance. 1 GEF-6 PIF Template-Sept2015 1.1.3 Assessment of a financing plan to sustain protected area management (Monts Kouffé and Wari Maro) 1.2 Improved 1.2.1 Three (3) new management of protected wildlife ranches areas in Benin’s targeted (communal) set up regions, with concurrent (Zogbodomey, Djidja reduction in and Savalou), with encroachment and improved protected poaching rates of area management elephants, wild cats, and effectiveness scores other threatened species for total 8,000 ha 1.2.2 Two (2) protected areas (Monts Kouffé, Wari Maro) up-scaled to involve communities in the management process 1.2.3 # of households (TBD) benefiting from the promotion of alternative livelihood activities to poaching and deforestation, including via the introduction of new seeds 1.2.4 Endangered species protected in 2 PAs - endemic species (details in section B) 1.3 Capacity enhanced 1.3.1 Capacity for sustainable forest development for SFM management (SFM) within districts: # of within local communities trainings held in target departments to enhance community awareness and knowledge on forestry issues 1.3.2 Community groups formed and trained to oversee community forestry activities 2 GEF-6 PIF Template-Sept2015 Component 2: TA 2.1 Improved forest 2.1.1 Rehabilitation GEFTF 783,828 4,700,000 Improving management and of 20,000-25,000 ha sustainability and restoration, with of forest plantations functioning of forest consequent conservation ecosystems and enhancement of 2.1.2 Benin National carbon stock Forestry Code updated 2.1.3 Forestry Resources Inventories completed for targeted reserves 2.1.4 Early Warning System (EWS) to prevent bushfires 2.2 Increased installed contribution of agro- and forest landscapes and their ecosystem services 2.2.1 Agro-forestry to local livelihoods and promoted on 5,500 economic development ha, including the introduction of Teak and Gmelina plants 2.2.2 Enhanced area under community forestry: 300 ha of nurseries to raise seedlings; 5,500 trees in forest plantations and woodlots; 30,000 trees planted in fruit orchards 2.2.3 At least 5 alternative income generating activities identified and implemented with local communities, based on climate smart agro-practices Component 3: TA 3.1 Technical and 3.1.1 Integrated GEFTF 522,070 4,165,000 Greenhouse Gas institutional capacity landscape restoration Emissions Inventory strengthened to identify plans with degraded forest participatory forestry landscapes and monitor monitoring, forest restoration, carbon reporting, and stocks, and other data verification systems established 3.1.2 Mapping of degraded areas with GIS, and training in targeted departments on forest monitoring 3 GEF-6 PIF Template-Sept2015 to better identify, manage and monitor forest resources and loss 3.2.1 GHG emissions 3.2 Accelerated adoption baseline established of monitoring practices for communal forests to support GHG emission reduction and carbon 3.2.2 Robust new sequestration and to GHG accounting improve the conservation methodologies and enhancement of applied for carbon stocks in targeted monitoring regional forests forests 3.2.3 One (1) data collection system relevant to GHG accounting established Component 4: Project TA 4.1 Enhanced 4.1.1 Participatory GEFTF 300,000 1,470,000 coordination and coordination, monitoring implementation and knowledge and evaluation coordination management mechanism established to monitor the project 4.1.2 M&E plan formulated and implemented 4.2 Project knowledge management aspect 4.2.1 A knowledge enhanced to capture management platform project results operational 4.2.2 Database for project data established Subtotal 2,489,726 14,500,000 Project Management Cost (PMC)4 137,500 795,000 Total Project Cost 2,627,226 15,930,000 For multi-trust fund projects, provide the total amount of PMC in Table B, and indicate the split of PMC among the different trust funds here: ( ) C. INDICATIVE SOURCES OF CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT BY NAME AND BY TYPE, IF AVAILABLE Sources of Type of Name of Co-financier Amount ($) Co-financing Co-financing GEF Agency African Development Bank Loans 14,720,000 Recipient Government Government of Benin Cash 1,000,000 Beneficiaries Local communities In-kind 210,000 Total Co-financing 15,930,000 4 For GEF Project Financing up to $2 million, PMC could be up to10% of the subtotal; above $2 million, PMC could be up to 5% of the subtotal. PMC should be charged proportionately to focal areas based on focal area project financing amount in Table D below. 4 GEF-6 PIF Template-Sept2015 D. INDICATIVE TRUST FUND RESOURCES REQUESTED BY AGENCY(IES), COUNTRY(IES) AND THE PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS A) Country (in $) GEF Program Trust / Agenc Focal Area ming GEF Project Agency Fee Total Fund Regional y of Funds Financing (a) (b)b) (c)=a+b / Global AfDB GEFTF Benin Biodiversity N/A 863,242 82,008 945,250 AfDB GEFTF Benin Climate Change N/A 429,224 40,776 470,000 AfDB GEFTF Benin Land Degradation N/A 459,018 43,607 502,625 AfDB GEFTF Benin Multi-focal Areas N/A 875,742 83,196 958,938 Total GEF Resources 2,627,226 249,587 2,876,813 a) Refer to the Fee Policy for GEF Partner Agencies. E. PROJECT PREPARATION GRANT (PPG)5 Is Project Preparation Grant requested? Yes No If no, skip item E. PPG AMOUNT REQUESTED BY AGENCY(IES), TRUST FUND, COUNTRY(IES) AND THE PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS Project Preparation Grant amount requested: $100,000 PPG Agency Fee: $9,500 (in $) GEF Trust Country/ Programming Focal Area Agency Total Agency Fund Regional/Global of Funds PPG (a) Fee6 (b) c = a + b AfDB GEFTF Benin Biodiversity N/A 50,000 4,750 54,750 AfDB GEFTF Benin Multi-focal Areas 25,000 2,375 27,375 AfDB GEFTF Benin Land Degradation 25,000 2,375 27,375 Total PPG Amount 100,000 9,500 109,500 5 PPG requested amount is determined by the size of the GEF Project Financing (PF) as follows: Up to $50k for PF up to$2m (for MSP); up to $100k for PF up to $3m; $150k for PF up to $6m; $200k for PF up to $10m; and $300k for PF above $10m. On an exceptional basis, PPG amount may differ upon detailed discussion and justification with the GEFSEC. 6 PPG fee percentage follows the percentage of the Agency fee over the GEF Project Financing amount requested. 5 GEF-6 PIF Template-Sept2015 F. PROJECT’S TARGET CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS7 Provide the expected project targets as appropriate. Corporate Results Replenishment Targets Project Targets 1. Maintain globally significant biodiversity Improved management of landscapes and 150,000 Hectares and the ecosystem goods and services that seascapes covering 300 million hectares it provides to society 2. Sustainable land management in 120 million hectares under sustainable land 41,000 Hectares8 production systems (agriculture, management rangelands, and forest landscapes) 3. Promotion of collective management of Water-food-ecosystems security and conjunctive Number of transboundary water systems and management of surface and groundwater in at freshwater basins implementation of the full range of policy, least 10 freshwater basins; legal, and institutional reforms and 20% of globally over-exploited fisheries (by Percent of investments contributing to sustainable use volume) moved to more sustainable levels fisheries, by volume and maintenance of ecosystem services 4.